dist_tools

Tools for distributing IDL applications

Overview

The dist_tools package is a collection of routines useful in several areas when creating applications for distribution to others.

The main directory ./ provides basic routines that are extremely valuable whenever distributing an application like the MG_SRC_ROOT routine, MGffPrefs class, or MG_IDLVERSION routine. The MG_LOG routine and MGffLogger class provide a mechanism for logging in applications.

Installation

To get the current version of the dist_tools, use a Subversion client to grab the current trunk of the repository. For example, to use the command line svn command from a system prompt: